Wordplay Project

Literary Terms

• Diction: the choice of words one uses to express something
• Syntax: the arrangement of words in a sentence
• Alliteration: the repetition of a consonant sound in words within a sentence
• Satire: a piece of writing that mocks or ridicules something or someone
• Personification: giving things human qualities
• Lexicon: specialized vocabulary
• Pun: Two words that sound alike but have different meanings
• Assonance: the repetition of a vowel sound within a sentence

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